're going to be speaking to the chair of the republican national party, michael steele, coming up next. jon: six people confirmed dead after that gas main explodes setting a neighborhood near san francisco on fire. jenna: hi, everybody, thank you for staying with us here on "happening now," i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. a neighborhood near san francisco up in flames, fire crews are flooding the ruins of smoldering homes with water. the explosion was heard for miles shooting a huge fireball, i should say, hundreds, maybe a thousand feet in the air, punching a giant hole in the ground as well. hundreds of residents rushing for safety. at least four people have been killed, indications it may be as many as six. dozens more injured, some with critical burns. 38 homes in a residential neighborhood near san francisco. adam houseley is reporting live in san bruno, california. what is the latest you have, adam? >> reporter: yeah, jon, those numbers continue to fluctuate. a hint of good news, one authority came out and said maybe only 38 homes destroyed, but again, fire agencies are giving us c